South Africa: Slight Improvement in Mining Fatalities Figures

Randfontein — The fatality figures in the mining sector for 2016 have improved by 5% when compared to 2015.

"A total of 73 fatalities were reported in 2016 compared to 77 during the previous year," Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Thursday.

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